Facebook faces a fine of 250,000 euros ($308,000) each day in Belgium if the social media company continues to tracking people on third-party websites. The case was brought to Belgian court by Belgium’s privacy watchdog and Facebook will have to delete all data it had gathered illegally on Belgian citizens, including non-Facebook users.

“ Facebook faces 250,000 euros each day if data are not deleted in Belgium “

For each day Facebook continues to store or track people’s data, and not delete the data, it will be fined 250,000 euros for each day. Facebook, in the hearing, had stated their technologies were in line with industry standards, and users have the right to opt out.

Founded in 2004, Facebook’s mission is to give people the power to build community and bring the world closer together. People use Facebook to stay connected with friends and family, to discover what’s going on in the world, and to share and express what matters to them. The company employs 25,105 employees, have 1.4 billion daily active users and 2.13 billion monthly active users at the end of 2017.